Thanks Mark. I am swaying more and more towards the FA 24mm. I have heard nothing but positive comments about this lens, so it must be pretty good. Nice shot BTW.
Cheers Shaun Canning Archaeology Department La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3086, Australia. Ph: 0414-967 644 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Mark Roberts [mailto:mark@;robertstech.com] Sent: Thursday, 14 November 2002 11:34 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Wideangle Dilemmas "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >After weighing up the options (FA 20-35mm f4, Tokina ATX-Pro 20-35mm, FA >24-90mm, and FA 24mm f2.0), I am 90% decided on the FA 24mm f2.0 lens as my >wide-angle lens. Not only is it the cheapest of these options, but appears >to get consistently good reviews from those who have owned or used it. >Quality control issues seem to be a bit of a theme with the FA20-35mm, and >the other two are just expensive. > >A problem others may have encountered is that I have a 77mm filter system to >fit all of my other Tokina lenses. Will the 77mm filters go all right on the >24mm (67mm thread) using a step ring? I am concerned that the 77mm filters >stepped up on a 67mm thread will be obtrusive and cause vignetting. Also, >will the hood clear a 77mm filter on step rings or not? > >If anybody happens to have or have used this combination of 67mm threaded >lens and 77mm filters on an FA 24mm f2.0, I would appreciate your comments. >Mostly because if it doesn't work, I'm not going to buy an entire new 67mm >filter system for one lens. Even adding a 67mm polariser makes the 77mm >threaded Tokina more attractive. I have the FA*24/2.0 and generally use my 77mm filters with it. I just can't use the lens hood when I have one of these on the lens. I do have a 67mm polarizer for occasions when I need a polarizer *and* the lens hood, but this is very rare in practice. Most often I use the 77mm polarizer without the lens hood or a Cokin-style ND grad, which also precludes the use of a lens hood. Here's a shot with the 24/2.0 and 2-stop ND grad: http://www.robertstech.com/temp/7d204610.jpg Not a big deal in practice. And it's a marvelous lens. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com Photography and writing
